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Commendation of County Administrator David J. Hough upon his phased retirement - offered by the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners
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WHEREAS, David J. Hough is retiring as County Administrator after 43-years of dedicated service to Hennepin County and its residents; and
WHEREAS, David worked for 25 years in the County Attorney's Office beginning his career as a law clerk in the appellate and civil divisions in 1982. He worked in the Juvenile Prosecution Division for six years where he tried over 135 adult and juvenile cases. David then moved to the Civil Division where he represented the County in litigation, provided advice to dozens of departments, negotiated thousands of contracts, led the contracts team for 10 years, and specialized in the areas of prevailing wage, affirmative action, data practices, open meeting law, Information Technology contracts, and government procurement and bid law; and
WHEREAS, in 1997, David began serving as counsel to the County Board, a role he performed for more than 11 years. He advised the Board on a wide range of matters including the transition of the Hennepin County Medical Center to a subsidiary corporation, and complex and controversial issues including: the Hennepin County Smoking Ordinance, the Hennepin County Weapons Policy, and the merger of the Minneapolis Library system with Hennepin County's system; and
WHEREAS, during this time, David also assumed various leadership positions within the County Attorney's Office. He served on the County Attorney's management team under County Attorney Amy Klobuchar, and then under County Attorney Mike Freeman. He served as the Civil Deputy under County Attorney Amy Klobuchar in 2006, where he oversaw all civil divisions in the office, in partnership with then-Criminal Deputy and now retired Judge Peter Cahill. He also served as a Managing Attorney from 2007-2008 under County Attorney Mike Freeman, where he oversaw the Civil Division,...
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